NEW ULM — At a time when the farming forecast appears dark with rising input costs, a couple rays of light are shining through the clouds. According to the USDA, fertilizer and nitrogen costs rose by a quarter to a third in the past couple weeks. Diesel prices have also risen ...

SLEEPY EYE — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved Lower-Potency Hemp Edible (LPHE) retail registration Tuesday for Freedom Value on Main Street. The Brown County License Bureau received a March 18 notice the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) issued a LPHE retailer ...

SLEEPY EYE — An eight-foot high, bronze sculpture of a Native American honored for his friendliness instead of his heredity, is displayed in a park on First Avenue, just north of U.S. Highway 14 near the center of the city. Sleepy Eye was commissioned an Sisseton Dakota tribe chief by the ...

NEW ULM — A recent appearance on Minnesota Military Radio by Sue and Steve Marti has brought renewed public attention to Captain Willibald “Bill” Bianchi, the New Ulm native and Medal of Honor recipient whose remains were identified more than 80 years after his death during World War II. ...

What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into the world’s most unique and important nation: the United States of America. Here, we can, within the boundaries of the law, do, say and think what we wish; we can worship as we choose; we have ...

NEW ULM - The Brown County Humane Society Easter Bake Sale at Mabel’s Merkantil brought a steady flow of shoppers into the downtown store Saturday as volunteers raised money for veterinary care at the county’s no‑kill animal shelter. The event, hosted for the second year by shop owner ...